Sanitary bandage



July l, 11930. J. REICH Y i 1,768,789

SANITARY BANDAQE Fied O't.. 20. 1928 Patented lillyY i. 19307 Y lo The invention proposes the use of an abfairen sra're Eff'Ni-T QFFIC JOSEPH nnicmgonapnooxnn, Nnw'yoitx' sANrTARY BANDAGE Application med etober 20,1928. lLYseialflao.313,655.5' 'l rThis inventionjrelates generallyto band# agesand has more particular vreferencefto a novel catamenialV bandage. The invention has for an object the` provi-v Y Ys sion of an article of the 'class mentioned whichis of simple durable construction', de-V sirable in Vuse and eflicient inaction, and which can be manufactured and sold at a7 reasonable cost.

Q5 and to the appendedk claims inv which the various novel features of the invention'are more particularly set forth. y In the. accompanying drawing7 forming a,

material part of this disclosure :-VV

3o VFig. l isa perspective view'of a device constructed according to this invention.v

Fig. 2 isza perspective view of the waist strap used `in the device. f

Fig. 3 is a plan view. of kthe pad support Y 35 used in the device.V f

VrFig. 4 isa perspective view of the absorb-l ent pad of the device.

Fig. 5 is a Vertical sectional Vview5 taken on the line 5- 5 of Fig. 3. 3l Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but'disclosinga modification thereof. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 7-7'oi Fig. 6 and showing the absorbent pad applied, and, f L Fig, 8 is a perspective view of thefpad,

' shown in Figi?. Y l Thev reference numerall() indicates gen-j erally a waist strap consisting of a front section 1l and a rear section 12. The fronty section is permanently secured on yone of its engageable 'flie buttonY `16 Y for adjusting the size of the loop.` f

ends toone ofi the'ends the rear section *I as at 13', l'and detachably `"secured at its other end asiatzvll. rAiront strap `15. is secured V at one ofits ends onto the front sectiongll' andv is bent'intoa loop-'and securediatl its 55 free endv upon a button'ilG attachedV onl the -front section? 1l'. Several button holes 16'*- inay be formed in the strap 15, individually LA- pad support" 17 consisting of aV base f1.8

vand sidesjl) formingnressfgo-is provided y Awith a fnamesupportjlkoop gland a real. Supp y y Pft 100922" vvThe front. suPPortflQOP 2l is 5,

engaged in the vloop yformed bythe front." strap l Vand the rear support loop' engages' a bottoin loop 23jform'edjby turning the' lower en'd of a rear 'strap 24 upwardsv and `securing therfree end" onto a button 25 fatetached on .thestrap 24". The top .end of` the V strap 24:' is formed with fixed `loop26fslidl1 ably mountedfont'he rearfsec'tion l2'fanjd."anr absorbent padh 27 of cellulose," spongef orf i cotton formed'intothe shapeof a block yas clearly shown in Fig. .4f andengagesinjthe recess' 20: The sponge material` referred to. may either "bef natural.y sponge'ori'articial sponge. suchas rubber "sponge'.

r VIn'the modified formV illustrated "in Figs v f6`and v7 a pad.supportlV has been illus-VV trated formedwith aperturesf28 thru which a band 29 passes@ This band consists of a front loop portion 30,3.y rear loop portion v31 and longitudinal sides 32.` Stitches EL pass thru the padsupport 17` and the band 29 85, -nearfthe loopportion 30 for holdingthe loopl p ortion against being drawn into f 'thepad support 17.V Anabsorbent pad 27 H v i is formed with longitudinal grooves 33 atits sides for engagement bythe longitudinalV sides 32 of the band 29,

` As this pad support is supported by the waist strap tension is appliedon the loops 3() and 31 which draw the longitudinal lsides 32V taut and hold the absorbent pad 27 in 95 place. For removing the pad it is necessary to loosen the loop 31,'i. e.,allowing thev pad to be drawn up and atv the saine time allow-y ingthe loop 3l to pass inwards into the recess 20 lforslacking itself so that the'pad' ma can be drawn up. Once the pad is lifted out g of the ad support the sides 32 may be dis- `ge from the grooves 33. operation of thedevice the absorbent pad may be used in the customary way and when desired removed for washing. These pads, ,whether-.made from cotton, cellulose, or spongemust'contain suiiicient iirmness 'for maintaining their block formation so thatthey. may snugly engage inthe recesses n 20shaped forre'ceivingthem;V i Whi e I have shown and described the v referred embodiment of my invention, it 1s to be understood that I do not limit myy self to the precise construction lherein disl and the right `is reserved to ell.-

e and modications comi within the `scope of the invention as` define in the ap- [sandedclaims.nyY H 1 thus described my invention, what Vl claim,Y as new,n and desire Vto secure by United States Letters Patent is y Y A y v 11,1113 catamenial bandage, a pad sup# A port having, a bottomand sides forming a recess, an absorbent block shaped pad for engaging in the recess, and a band passed x- `,aperta/:refs in the pad support and cony, lof frontand rear loop portions and g longitudinal, sides, the said pad 4being wl formed vtv lith longitudinal grooves engaged ev y the longitudinal sides for'holding the pad "against displacement.

Q2; `In a, catamenal bandage, a pad suphavinga bottom and sldes forming a, an absorbent lblock shaped pad for l rintherecess, a band passed thru uresin thepad support and consisting l frontfand rearloop portions and longitudial sides,- stitches passin thruthe band 4a). and 'pad su port neer one o? the loops,and the said pa formed with longitudinal groives engaged l? thelon itudinal sidesV or oldlngthepa against. isplacernent. Ai e In testimony whereof I have a'fiixed my L15 JOSEPH REICH. 

